11 Phrases We All Really Need To Stop Using

Let's all just agree that these are not OK.

1. "I drive better when I'm drunk/high."

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1) You don't.

2) Saying that you do makes it seem like an OK thing to even attempt, which it is NOT.

2. "This [tasty food item] is like crack."

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We get it, you think it's addictive. But crack addiction devastates lives and sometimes entire communities. It's just a weirdly culturally tone-deaf, totally unnecessary thing to say.

3. "Stop being a crackhead."

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See previous. But even worse.

4. "I just raped you, dude!" (while playing video games or something)

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1) No you didn't.

2) Rape is not a casual, funny punchline. Although the debate rages on.

5. "No homo."

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First of all, men showing emotion or tenderness around or toward other men is 1,000% OK, obviously. No need for a caveat. Secondly, it's never OK to casually demean all gay people in an attempt to be cute. It's not cute. Take some advice from Gandalf.

6. "That's so gay."

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Equating "gay" with "bad/wrong" is awful and perpetuates an awful, bigoted perspective that we're moving swiftly away from every day. Don't be part of the problem.

7. "That's retarded."

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See above. This one is pervasive and lazy and hurtful.

8. "I would totally hit it."

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A slimy "bros hangin' out" classic with a nice side of implicit sexual assault. Honestly just kind of a gross way of saying you're attracted to someone. Try something else. Anything else.

9. "She was asking for it."

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Unless someone, out loud, definitively, confirms that they want some form of "it" (ugh), then NO.

10. "That's so ghetto."

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It's condescending, massively and blindly implies inferiority, and is generally classist and uncool. Some more thoughts here.

11. "Bitches be like…"

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1) Chill with "bitches."

2) If you mean women, they're not all LIKE anything.